21: Taking Action

Disclaimer: Of course I own Beyblade, duh. (I was just kiddin' you know).

Kai: (Still running around with his ass on fire).

Kat: Shouldn't we help him?

Emma: Go ahead. He asked for it so I'm not helping him.

Kat: Err, Kai. Just stand still would you. (Kai turns to her voice and then gets met with a bucket full of water).

Kai: Kat.

Kat: I said stand still. (Throws another bucket and this time puts the fire out. Immediately starts laughing).

Kai: What?

Emma: (Points and laughs). Where'd you get those?

Kai: Get what.

Kat: I'm loving the boxers Kai.

Kai: (Turns round and sees through the burnt hole in his jeans a pair of pink heart covered boxers). I swear to god I wasn't wearing them this morning.

Emma: Oh the joy of author magic.

Kai: (Glares at Emma and then Kat for laughing). I will get you back for this. (Stomps off only to be laughed at because everyone can see his boxers now).

Kat: I told you we should have helped him sooner, now he's going to get us back.

Emma: Now who's forgetting something? I'm the author; he can't do anything to me. (Thinks: I hope.) Oh, and Kai, are you German?

Kai: (Suddenly reappears) huh? What did you say?

Emma: Are you German?

Kai: Yeah, the full-blooded Russian Kai Hiwatari is German.

Kat: I don't get that.

Emma: (sigh) Look, during my German lesson today, on a listening test, there was this guy called Kai. I was just wondering. Unluckily I couldn't say anything about Beyblade because my friends don't know about it.

Kai: (Mutter). I wish you didn't either.

Emma: I heard that.

Kat suddenly stood up and did a 'Kai' and simply left to go back outside.

''Hey Kat, where are you going?'' Tyson called. Kat sighed but continued walking forward without even a turn of her head.

''To train.''

What are you up to Triagon, you have a reason behind this, I know you do, and you're not getting through me like you do these other numbskulls. Kai thought as he followed Kat with his eyes as she left the room.

Everyone else had already gone to bed, leaving Kat outside to train alone. What she was even doing they hadn't checked, they had just brought the training idea and left it at that. No one seemed suspicious (Apart from Kai, as always), if she was anything like Kai she was just thinking over what to do next after received this new information of Whisper's move.

The corridors within the house were dark, the curtains drawn over the windows and all the lights off. The shadowed figure strode through the house from its room, knowing its way around this place like the back of its hand; it easily found its way to the kitchen and to the back door. Opening the wooden door it stepped outside and closed the door behind it.

The air outside was still cool, even with it being late autumn to early winter and it made the figures breath turn to wisps of white steam that floated high above it into the colder night air. The sky itself was full of shining stars, dotted around the black obis in every direction that you looked, and the moon sat low in the sky at the present time now, being the centre piece of the darkness that reigned the skies above them. It was in the moons, soft silver light that spilled onto the ground of the back yard that it saw its destination.

It walked up along the side of the house, its footsteps silent on the soft grass covered ground. Reaching the centre of the wall it turned and lent against it as it watched its oblivious prey as it remained in the shadow of the house. It simply watched while the young woman training before it, pulling flips and kicks high into the air that it could swear she shouldn't be able to do normally let alone in her condition now. So he simply watched in awe, although he would forever deny it, as the woman trained in the light of the moon, her black shadow following every move she made.

''The bitch is out again.'' Said Emica, walking up to the black clothed male in the room. Her long black hair was now in a lower ponytail on the back of her head and she wore a tight black shirt and flared black trousers. She quickly grabbed her long black leather coat and put it on around her shoulders. This felt better than those weeks ago when she had had to pose as a receptionist, the suit wasn't for her at all.

''I know.'' Mecca replied. He sat down on the bed in the room, his black attire baggier than Emica's but mostly the same apart from his knee high boots were over the top of his trousers instead of under. ''I still can't believe that that bitch broke my hand.''

''That bitches Beyblade broke your hand, she herself would have struggled.'' Emica comforted her team mate, even though it wasn't in her blood to do so, most other people would have been partly insulted by it but to her bandit kind it was an honour to be comforted by their boss's right hand woman.

''I know but even still, I got my hand broken for nothing. She is meant to be dead but she still lives. And this Beyblade thing, why even bother, we take people out using bullets not stupid children's toys, Beyblades, big threat. Who are we working for now anyway? Why does he care for them so much?'' Mecca asked. Emica smirked.

''I know the answers to your questions my friend and we will all find out soon. That is why I am here, to tell you that he is arriving with his team to collect Whisper.'' Emica explained before walking to the door again.

''I now have an idea who he could be.'' Mecca smirked and quickly tightened his bandaged hand. ''And I say long live him, that bitch deserves what she gets and so do her friends.''

Kat abruptly stopped. She was being watched and had been for the last few minutes. She couldn't see them but her sixth sense had now alerted her. She stopped doing her punching combos breathing hard but gained enough breath to concentrate. She turned and flared her nostrils to smell the air. She was connected with a horse like animal after all so she had discovered her eyesight, hearing and smell had been slightly enhanced over the years as well as her speed and reaction time to do anything after sensing something.

She smelt something, musky, boyish. Probably one of the boys spying on her. She smirked. Now who would spy on her? Defiantly not Tyson, he was too lazy and beside she could swear she could hear him snoring from out here. Kenny would be trying to sleep or typing on Dizzi again. Max would be dreaming of sugar or something like that. Ray would be lying perfectly on his bed while dreaming of the girl Mariah she had been told about or blading. That only left the one and only…

''Kai.'' Kat said. ''Would you quit spying on me and show yourself?'' She smirked before side glancing at the house where a faint glow of white teeth could be seen. Kai then walked from the shadows with his arms crossed and a smirk plastered on his face.

''You took your time.''

''I was busy so I didn't bother looking for you. I had a sense that you were there anyway. You have a habit of watching me in my training don't you?''

''You have a habit of doing things that aren't normal.'' Kai countered. ''Like training during the night when you're meant to be resting.''

''I get the feeling this is going to last forever, so tell me, why are you out here watching me?''

''Your supposed to be in bed, and as I am the unlucky one with the only room left with enough room to house another person and you happen to have to share that room with me, I noticed that you weren't there. So, explain.'' Kai pressed. Kat sighed and looked up at the moon, then towards the west.

''I'm going after Whisper.'' She said crossing her arms. ''And don't you dare try and hold me back, I will not stay when he's out there being controlled by someone else where I'd ask of him instead of order. He is my bit-beast and my friend, and you rescue friends when they need rescuing, whatever condition you may be in.'' She said turning to Kai again.

''And even if I did let you go, after all I command you now as you are in my team, how would you even imagine of getting up into the mountains before sunrise on your own?'' Kai asked. Kat smirked.

''I have my connections.'' Kai raised an eyebrow.

''Connections?'' Kat smiled then sighed.

''If I had had a better life I would have no connections what so ever. But I do and I use them when I need them. Like when I need something that I can't get myself, I know many people all over the world working at airports, car hires, restaurants…They all come in handy when they remember me.'' She began to walk away toward the house.

''You're not going.''

''I am Kai, you can't stop me, and if you think you can, I'd love to see you try and get past me and a bullet.'' And she disappeared into the house. Kai was quick to follow, even with the threat she wouldn't dare try it against him. Would she? He shrugged it off, she wouldn't! He walked through the house following his sense to where she had gone. When he found her in the room they shared she was lying on the sofa half asleep already.

''I thought you were going?''

''Not yet, when the moon rises to it's full I will. It is only 9:30 so I will wait a little longer.'' Kai nodded in agreement and lay on his bed to wait; he'd stop her from going when she did try to go. But soon sleep had overtaken them both and they forgot what they were planning to do.

1 hour later.

Kat woke with a start. She instinctively sat bolt up right on the sofa she was sleeping on and held up her hands in a defence position. Looking around the room quickly she found Kai still asleep. She sighed. That was a good start at least. Quickly getting off the sofa she rummaged under it for her things. There she found her sword and guns that she had carried here. Checking the slots on the belts for extra bullets she placed the holsters around her waist, one gun on either hip, before drawing her sword. The 'ching' sound was too loud for her liking and she heard Kai groan softly.

''Nice one Kat.'' She murmured in distaste to herself. She quickly checked the blade over before sheathing it again and then putting it on her back.

Quickly she walked over to Kai's side and looked at his sleeping face. She couldn't help but smile. He looked so peaceful and innocent. She flicked a piece of grey hair from his face and then used her thumb to open up one of his eyes. It looked lifeless enough. She let the eyelid drop back into place before looking a while longer; this was the only chance she was going to have after all.

''I wish I had a camera right now.'' She muttered to herself and turned to walk away.

''You're still not going.'' Kat froze and turned to be met with chocolate amber eyes glaring at her.

''So you are awake.'' Kat asked. Kai sat up on the bed and swung his legs onto the floor and over the edge of the mattress.

''No I'm sleep walking, and do you mind not messing with my hair or eyes for that matter, if I didn't know it was you I would have given Tyson extra laps tomorrow for annoying me.''

''So you felt all of that?'' Kai nodded, Kat mentally kicked herself, of course Kai would still be awake.

''You're not going Kat, I won't allow it.''

''How am I going to get Whisper back then, I need to go tonight or I wont gain him back, as the saying goes, it's now or never.'' Kat pleaded. Kai closed his eyes in thought and crossed his arms.

''Maybe…maybe I will let you go.'' Kat immediately brightened up. Kai flashed open his eyes. ''But on the condition that I come along, I am not losing a Blader if I can help it.'' Kat groaned and Kai smirked.

''You sound like a child being forced into going shopping with its mother.''

''I am a child being forced into going shopping with its mother. You seem to act like a foster parent towards me anyway.'' Kat complained.

''I am not a foster parent.'' Kai said determinedly, Kat just smirked. ''What do you mean shopping?''

''You're damn good at guessing, Kai.'' Kai was baffled at Kat's words. Kat just smirked. ''Ok then, if you're coming, it's time you met one of my connections, we're going shopping.''

''This town sure doesn't have much night life.'' Kat said as she and Kai walked along the path near the road.

''It's more of a day town, everyone sleeps during the night like they're meant to.'' He shot a glare at Kat who shrugged.

''So, I'm a night walker, I had to be, I'm at one with the shadows and the shadows only come out at night.'' She said looking around. She turned down a darkened alleyway and started to walk into the total darkness there.

''How do you know your way, I can't even see a thing.'' Kai asked.

''I only just can see something; being connected with Whisper makes my senses more enhanced. Thus I can see a bit in total darkness. Are you ok back there?'' Kai snorted.

''Why shouldn't I be?''

''It's pitch black and if you trip there is no way your going to be able to get up and find your way out easily tonight.'' Kat said as if it was the easiest thing in the world. They continued to walk forward into total black.

''Ok, now I'd use your hands, there's a really tight gap to your right coming up, don't miss it ok.'' And with that if Kai could have seen Kat before he defiantly couldn't now. The blue and grey haired teen did as he was told, for once, and reached out his hands to the wall on his right. Running his palm along the bricks that made the at least three story building next to him he walked until suddenly the building stopped. He turned right and then banged right into something.

''What the?''

''It's me. Sorry about that, I was just making sure you didn't go past, if you carry on going that way, well, you don't even want to know who's along there. Druggy city.'' She said turning in the darkness and leading the way again.

''I still can't see anything.''

''You won't for a while. You need a hand or what?'' The girl asked.

''A torch would come in handy.''

''Sorry, I don't have one of them either at the moment.'' She said stopping again. Kai immediately stopped again as he barged into her.

''You really should stop doing that.'' He said gruffly.

''You don't need to be here Kai, you could go home now and I will be back by morning.''

''No.''

''Then shut up and just follow me.'' Kat said and grabbed for his hand. Her touch made him jump but he simply accepted it as he was led through the small passageway. At the moment he didn't have a choice but he didn't mind, and, unknown to him, nor did Kat.

(My romance brain is re-growing peeps, so be prepared. Review. (WANTED: I'm still looking for a name for another fic I'm writing. Dark pasts, hurt, pain, falls out and blood are all in their somewhere, along with school. Please help me out. I want it up quickly but I can't think of a name and I don't want it going up with the title 'nameless'. Thanks)